Desperado: 16-Year-Old Boy Hides In Wheel Of A Plane, Flying From California To Hawaii

Surprisingly, a 16-year-old boy who flew from California to Hawii, stowed away in the wheel of a plane is “lucky to be alive,” says officials. Even though the plane was flying at 38,000 feet, where there’s lack of oxygen with temperatures in its minus, the boy is said to be unharmed. What made him make such a desperate move? Continue reading…..

NY Daily News reports

The boy was questioned by the FBI after being discovered on the tarmac at the Maui airport Sunday morning with no identification, Simon said. “Kid’s lucky to be alive.”

Simon said security footage from the San Jose airport verified that the boy from Santa Clara, Calif., hopped a fence to get to Hawaiian Airlines Flight 45 on Sunday morning. The child had run away from his family after an argument, Simon said. Simon said when the Boeing 767 landed in Maui, the boy hopped down from the wheel well and started wandering around the airport grounds.

“He was unconscious for the lion’s share of the flight,” Simon said. The flight lasted about 5 1/2 hours.

Hawaiian Airlines spokeswoman Alison Croyle said airline personnel noticed the boy on the ramp after the flight arrived and immediately notified airport security. “Our primary concern now is for the well-being of the boy, who is exceptionally lucky to have survived,” Croyle said.

A photo taken by a Maui News photographer shows the boy sitting upright on a stretcher as authorities get ready to load him into an ambulance.

Simon said the boy was medically screened and found to be unharmed.